San Miguel is a district of the Cañas canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
San Miguel | |
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Coordinates: 10°20′36″N 85°02′56″W / 10.3432867°N 85.0489915°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | Guanacaste |
Canton | Cañas |
Creation | 30 November 1995 |
Area | |
• Total | 120.86 km2 (46.66 sq mi) |
Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,644 |
• Density | 14/km2 (35/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 50603 |
History edit
San Miguel was created on 30 November 1995 by Decreto Ejecutivo 24809-G. Segregated from Cañas.[2]
Geography edit
San Miguel has an area of 120.86 km²[3] and an elevation of 75 metres.[1]
Villages edit
Administrative center of the district is the village of San Miguel.
Other villages in the district are Coco, Gotera, Güis, Higuerón, Higuerón Viejo and San Juan.
Demographics edit
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
2000 | 1,520 | — | |
2011 | 1,644 | 8.2% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
For the 2011 census, San Miguel had a population of 1,644 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation edit
Road transportation edit
The district is covered by the following road routes:
References edit
- ^ a b "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ a b División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
- ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
- ^ "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.